Mount Lewis
View of Mount Lewis from Interstate 80 near Battle Mountain
Highest point
Elevation9,678 ft (2,950 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence4,280 ft (1,305 m)[2]
Coordinates40°24′12″N 116°51′41″W / 40.403405°N 116.861459°W / 40.403405; -116.861459[1]
Geography
Mount Lewis is located in Nevada
Mount Lewis
Mount Lewis
Nevada, U.S.
LocationLander County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent rangeShoshone Range
Topo mapUSGS MT LEWIS
Climbing
Easiest routeA well-maintained gravel road ascends directly to the summit[3]

Mount Lewis is the highest peak in the Shoshone Range in Lander County, Nevada, United States. It is the most topographically prominent peak in Lander County and the twentieth-most prominent peak in Nevada.[4] The peak is located about 14 miles (23 km) southeast of the town of Battle Mountain.[1] A Federal Aviation Administration Long Range Air Route Surveillance Radar station is located just west of the summit.[5] The peak is on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and thus has no access restrictions.

Summit panorama

Mount Lewis view
360-degree panorama from the summit of Mount Lewis

References

  1. 1 2 3 "MT LEWIS". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Mount Lewis, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  3. ↑ "Mount Lewis". SummitPost.org.
  4. ↑ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  5. ↑ "Air Defense Radar Stations - Information for Battle Mountain, NV (FAA site)". Radomes, Inc. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
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